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Galal Al-Refai of Addustour of Jordan

"We love you President Mubarak because you are a virtuous leader who upholds and embodies the dignity and pride of your country and people." -- Mumtaz El-Qott, Akhbar Al-Yom

"The government is in a dilemma: it is trying to find LE6 billion to cover the salary raises announced by President Mubarak." -- Al-Wafd

"Is it plausible that some people in Giza go to sleep believing they are residents of Giza governorate, then wake up to find themselves residents of Fayoum governorate, then sleep and wake up to find themselves belonging to the new Sixth of October governorate?" -- Tarek Abbas, Al-Masry Al-Yom

Signing a peace deal is one thing and implementing it in an atmosphere of rejection in the region is a completely different matter." -- Yasser Al-Zaatra, Addustour

"The declared objective of Rice's visits is to boost Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, whereas the real objective is to gain the confidence of Israelis and the Zionist lobby during the year of the US presidential elections." -- Ezzeddin Darwish, Tishreen

"It is clear from the political regional and international situation that the Palestinian issue will reach a stage in which there will be no right of return and no united Palestinian state." -- Rawya Rashad Al-Shawa, Al-Quds